Plastic



I06. COMPOSITIONS,

COATING OR PLASTIC.

Patented July 7, 1936 UNITED STATES Llwllluuul PATENT OFFICE No Drawing.

Application May 15, 1934,

Serial No. 725,819

2 Claims. (01. 106-24) My invention relates generally to plastics whichare easily workable while wet or moist, and which are solid and compactwhen dry or dried, and an important object of the present invention isto provide a plastic of this character particularly adapted toapplication to surfaces to augment such surfaces in an ornamentalmanner, and which will permanently bond with the surface to whichapplied so as to become an integral part of the article.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a plastic of thecharacter indicated which is very easily and cheaply made and applied tosurfaces for ornamental purposes, which will readily take and holdcoatings or impregnations of paint and other coloring or tintingsubstances, and which will not easily chip, erode, or disintegrate underthe action of the elements.

It is also an important object of my invention to provide a plastic ofthe character indicated which can be readily attached to the surface ofa jug, tumbler, vase or other article and worked thereon while still inthe moist condition to the desired shape and character of surface, andwhich when dry becomes a part of the article to which it was applied,and is then ready to receive and hold paint, gilt or other coloring ortinting matter.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from areading of the following E ed product, the following proportions andingredients are worked as indicated:-

The dry ingredients must be in a finely powdered condition capable ofpassing a No. 14 or a No. 16 mesh screen and include:-

Pounds Cement 35 Dry bank sand Whiting 10 Total The wet unit of theinvention consists of approximately 5 gallons of a mixture of vinegarand water composed of:-

Quarts Water 15 Vinegar 5 When the dry unit of 100 pounds is mixed withthe wet unit, the result is approximately pounds of a finished productin the wet or fluid condition having the proper working consistency forapplication to the surface to receive the same. 5

Other generally related substances of the prior art with which I amacquainted, contain and are constituted by ingredients other than thoseset forth above and in different proportions and relations. Many of theprior art substances mentioned contain many more ingredients than thoseset forth above and yet do not achieve with equal I efficiency theresult afiorded by the substance of I my invention. The relatively smallnumber of and easy availability of the ingredients of my substanceenable the production and use of the substance of the invention at aminimum cost while achieving superior results. It will be observed thatno special skill or expensive apparatus is required in the making andusing of the substance of the invention.

It should be noted that while the substance of the invention isapplicable with different degrees of efficiency to purposes other thanthe ornamentation of surfaces of the character indicated, the 25invention has been especially devised to bring the greatest possibleefliciency to the restricted field of application indicated and theinvention possesses, accordingly, characteristics peculiarly .adaptingit to this limited field of application, which may or may not disqualifyit for application in other fields or conditions.

Although I have set forth and described herein a preferred embodiment ofmy invention, it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire tolimit the application of the invention thereto, and any change orchanges may be made in materials and in ingredients, and in the mannerof forming and compounding the same, within the spirit of the inventionand the scope of the sub- 40 joined claims.

What is claimed is:-

1. A coating for decorating clay flower pots and the like, said coatingcomprising the resultant of a mixture of a dry substance composed of amixture of approximately 35 pounds of cement,

55 pounds of sand and 10 pounds of whiting; and a mixture of water andvinegar.

2. A material for applying a decorative surfacing to clay flower potsand the like by a single coating, said material containing,approximately 1 35 pounds of cement, 55 pounds of sand, 10 pounds ofwhiting, l5 quarts of water, and 5 quarts of vinegar.

MARSHALL A. BURGESS.

